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Separate property

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

An estate held, both in its use and in its title for the exclusive benefit of either husband or wife. See 76 Am. Dec. 492, note.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The separate property of a married woman is that which she owns in her own right, which is liable only for her own debts, and which she can incumber and dispose of at her own will

Defined under Property in Black's Law Dictionary.